The Movement of Bravery
A poem written by poet, Brenna Cummiskey
The flag waves with wrinkles full of glimmering color
The color that once was born in the mind of a great man
A man who birthed America and made moral ideals come to life
Equality
Liberty
Protection
All of the founding fathers eyes glistened as they gazed over the new constitution they created
This was the birth of America’s values
This was the birth of greatness
This is what began our fight to make the country so bright, so beautiful and free from interference
This movement
This bravery
It became a movement
A movement of military
The Navy
The Air Force
The Army
The Coastguard
The United States Marine Corps
They all know how to protect
How to stomp their feet in the dirt and push on
They know how to train their mind to be conditioned
When they feel a sense of hopelessness, the comradeship of the team will push them farther
They break through the endless amounts of barriers not only because it’s their duty, but because they consciously choose to do the right act
Writing letters to their family in the small slivers of time they have
Stroking the thick black ink across the paper telling their family the love they have for them
Reassuring them that everything is going to be okay
Life tends to be an act of service and infinities
Infinitely pushing to become better individuals
But no one is educated about his phenomenon more than those who serve
Becoming better people by the day
Reflecting each day on what they can do to achieve greater things
Going through practice in repetitive cycles to master their practice, their art
We all need to recognize these incredible individuals
We need to truly appreciate their strengths as well as their weaknesses
And come together as one to keep building this world into something we are proud to inhabit
Brenna Cummiskey is a senior here at Mead High School. She loves creating meaningful artwork, volunteering with animals and jamming out to Indie music. Brenna wants her writing to emphasize and spread important messages to benefit the school as a whole.
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